GI & Endoscopy

Bundled payments, whether maligned or sought after, are coming to healthcare. While this payment model seems relatively new, some programs have been successfully running for years.

Cologuard, a DNA-based colorectal cancer test, recently earned FDA approval. Now, Mayo Clinic will become the first healthcare provider to offer the new test, according to a Post Bulletin report.

Here are 7 gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons who made headlines within the past two weeks.

Here are 18 gastroenterology-driven ambulatory surgery centers and facilities opened in 2014 thus far.

Mark Gilreath began working in the GI field in 1992. He is now the founder and CEO of EndoChoice, a GI company that boasts a portfolio of more than 600 products.

Konya Keeling-Johnson, MD, has opened the Houston Southwest Colon and Rectal Clinic, according to a yourfortbendnews report.

In November, John Baillie, MD, will join Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond as director of endoscopy.

Barrett's esophagus, a condition with a recognized association with esophageal adenocarcinoma, may be linked to an increased risk for colonic tumors, according to Medscape article.

Antidepressants may have a role to play in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, according to a Food Consumer report.

The American College of Gastroenterology will honor the Louisiana State Health Shreveport gastroenterology and physiology departments for scientific merit in inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report from The Times.